Bp Corporation North America Inc.

Amoco Corporation

Theo H Fleisch

Carl A Udovich

Arunabha Basu

Michael D Briscoe

Michael J Gradassi

Alakananda A Bhattacharyya

Ronald A Sills

Jeffrey H Sawchuk

Christopher I McCarthy

Taras Y Makogon

Pedro Ernesto Fischer-Calderon

Disclosed are methods for transporting one or more synthetic products produced from a carbonaceous source, such as coal, natural gas, or biomass, which may be located in a location that is remote from markets for such products. The synthetic products may include lower molecular weight alcohols such as methanol, lower molecular weight ethers such as dimethyl ether, olefins and/or the products of a Fischer-Tropsch or other hydrocarbon synthesis. The methods include transport of such synthetic products via a pipeline in the dense phase state, either neat or blended with light hydrocarbons, such as natural gas.

Method for transporting synthetic products

An integrated process for producing LNG and GTL products is provided, wherein a CO-containing natural gas feed to an LNG production zone is first pre-treated to separate at least a portion of the COtherefrom, and the resulting COstream obtained thereby is then directed to a GTL production zone and utilized to make GTL products that include methanol and/or methanol derivatives.

Integrated processing of natural gas into liquid products

A method of generating power by passing a dimethyl ether-containing fuel to a dry low NO,combustor of a fired turbine-combustor in the presence of an oxygen-containing gas for combustion in the combustor to form flue gas, and then passing the flue gas to the turbine to generate power, wherein the fuel comprises a mixture of dimethyl ether, at least one alcohol and, optionally, a component selected from the group consisting of water and C,-C,alkanes. The fuel composition used in the inventive method permits a safe and highly efficient operation of a dry low NO,combustion system, while at the same time, minimizing the generation of NO,and carbon monoxide emissions.

Method of generating power in a dry low NOx combustion system

A method is described for operating a spark ignition internal combustion engine utilizing an improved composition containing dimethyl ether and propane as fuel. An engine incorporating the invention produces a lesser amount of certain atmospheric pollutants, such as carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons, as compared to the amount of pollutants produced when the engine is operated at identical conditions with propane as fuel. Also described is an improved fuel composition which exhibits a lower vapor pressure than, for example, propane and, therefore, is relatively easier to liquefy and transport.

Process and fuel for spark ignition engines

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Theo H Fleisch